FW Zoo with Grandma Cathy

Last Wednesday I heard at knock at our door. Colin went to get it, and in walked my mom. It was such a surprise - I couldn't even react. She said "Happy late birthday!" and I just sat there with a confused look on my face. Jackson and Cooper just started talking to her like it was a normal thing for her just to walk in.... It was so funny. What a great surprise!

On Thursday I was able to go to Jackson's Mother's Day thing at his school without Cooper and Charlie, which was so nice.

Friday, we headed to the Fort Worth Zoo, along with every school in the state. There were HUNDREDS of school buses. I could have cried. It was pretty crowded. The first hour or so was a little tough - so many school kids. But then it cleared out a bit, and it was fine. The boys had so much fun, and I was so glad to be able to take them. There is NO way I could do it alone.

Jackson loved the dinosaurs that were spread around the zoo. Cooper wanted to see them from far, far away. He kept saying, "pretend, pretend..." but every time they moved or made noise, he looked at me as if he wasn't so sure they weren't real.


The boys were so excited to eat at the Crocodile cafe again. This turtle was following them around. They couldn't stop giggling and running back and forth. Charlie thought it was hilarious.

Charlie tried to sleep in the stroller. Poor guy - he was wiped out.

We rode the train. Waited for quite a while, and the conductor, engineer, whoever drives the train, must have been in a hurry. The ride lasted about 2 minutes.

We stayed a little too long, but had such a great time.

Cooper was nodding off, too as we made our way to the van -
like a million miles away from the zoo.